Pilea Peperomioides care 🌱 | Watering, propagation, common problems

Hello friends,
Today we are talking about Pilea Peperomioides aka the Chinese money plant, aka the pancake plant, aka the UFO plant (there's a lot of names lol) and how to care for it. I will mention watering, humidity, light requirements, propagation, and some of the common problems you might encounter such as droopy or browning leaves, red stems, or protruding leaves.
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00:00 Boink boink
00:46 Watering
02:09 Light and humidity
03:26 Propagation
06:09 Repotting
08:17 Soil
09:01 Common problems
09:07 Droopy leaves
10:29 Yellowing/dropping leaves
11:36 Protruding leaves
12:34 White dots on the bottom of the leaves
13:09 Red stems
14:03 Common pests
14:24 Brown spots
15:10 Outro
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[@nope4454]

U can propagate them by leaf, by chopping the plant in half, by putting the stem and leaf in water, i even broke off some super immature baby shoots when repotting one and i put them in moist soil and even they are growing. So bottem line is these are the most prolific plant ever and thats why they used to be hundreds of dollars but cost whent down so quick when ppl realized how fast and easy they prop

[@darealbarlos8484]

Personally I live in a very very plant friendly environment south Florida and my pilea gets about 4-5 hours of sunlight this seems to make the pilea happy pushing a new leaf every week and that without any special potting mix and NO FERTILIZER I bought my pilea at lowe’s for $7 in the clearance section it was a sad little plant that just had like 5 leaves in total today my pilea is the most sturdy plant I have I strongly recommend for people who are newly into the plant hobby and the faces people make when u show them a pilea is 100% worth it😂

[@lenariegel2278]

I get this plant soon and i'm very excited! Thanks for your help ☺️

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Yay, exciting!!! Good luck 💕

[@RavenXWritingdesk]

Thank you for being so clear about the pot size and watering. I was going in circles with "no drying out! Don't let it get pot bound!" Both of which I was doing and my 2 pileas have made a single baby each in 3 years. I just did the chop so I really want to start off correctly!

[@kimmackenzie-wilson3245]

enjoyed that video, thank you. some useful information there. thanks for that.

[@weili9284]

Thank you so much! Your video is very clear and easy to understand. Wish my Pilea can getting better.

[@SirPlantsaLot]

I’m so happyyyyy! ❤️ I’m sure it will be fine, you just watched the best video out there on it 🌝🤣

[@SophiaVerma]

You're such a natural in front of the camera! I feel like I'm just having a convo with youu - could listen to you talk about plants all day

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Awww thank uuuu ❤️❤️❤️ I’ll try to smuggle a baby cutting for you when I come back 😂

[@SophiaVerma]

@@SirPlantsaLot hahhaha I'll repay you in mishka kisses!

[@SirPlantsaLot]

@@SophiaVerma deal! 😂

[@sophiefletcher1300]

Thank you I’ve learned a lot about this plant

[@SirPlantsaLot]

So glad to hear that Sophie! 🥰❤️

[@jordyn87]

I love this plant! I love how it breaks off into its own plant and theres always a new leaf in the trigger. Haha

[@dianeallen9466]

Great info thanks i think ill get one now

[@gemmapia]

I accidentally come into your channel. Your pilea is so beautiful and green.

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Oh thank you!

[@raynebluee]

just wanted to say thank you!:)

[@SirPlantsaLot]

🥰🥰

[@rafaelagustian1027]

So beautiful pilea👍

[@SirPlantsaLot]

🥰🥰

[@billybailey4593]

This is my favorite plant. It was difficult to find were it would thrive, it needs a lot of light. I put it in a south facing window, we have big trees in our yard so it still doesn't get much direct light. It's growth pattern is so unique compared to my other plants.

[@SirPlantsaLot]

It is very unique! One of my faves for sure 🤩

[@victoriaparsons4378]

Thank you!!!

[@22knowing]

My pialea is real bare stemmed about 3 to 4 inches it has lots of babies. What should I do? I absolutely love your videos, thank you for sharing.

[@carlenejake]

Thank you. I have a baby that looks healthy but has very pale yellowish leaves, 2 other larger pileas are in the same location and the color is normal. I haven’t found an answer for the pale leaf color.

[@joymychoice]

Thanks!!

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Thanks for watching! 😘

[@gardeningwithlipika3537]

Nice 👍

[@WanderingNature]

She looks awesome

[@WanderingNature]

Propagate also by taking a leaf and put Irvin water and it will grow roots!❤❤❤

[@aliciabordeos]

What compost do you use?

[@sfaraj08]

The little ones are so cute

[@christinezangari7888]

My plant has leaves the leaves growing out the top of the of the stem but very sparse along to the bottom of the stem. I don't understand why.

[@JoAnnDavis-mv8cm]

My Pileas tend to only have leaves at the top of the stalk. What’s wrong with them and can that be fixed? Thanks!

[@emzsantillan1207]

Sending full my supports👍💚☘️🍀

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Thank you!

[@boranis]

Mine also dropped 5-6 leaves from the bottom before I picked her back up and took control of the situation. She is doing good now, lots of babies and new leaves, but the bottom is leaveless and just kind of long out of the soil. is it ok for me to find it a pot to cover the naked bottom of the plant? Or accept her as she is? lol

[@aliciabordeos]

How often do you water?

[@nalinapatel4881]

Hello Pls help me I don’t know what I am doing wrong. I am loosing lots of leafs. My is a few feet from a south facing window.

[@carolwiltshire2258]

My money plant has black spots under the leaves I don't understand why or what this is

[@michellevansandt8707]

My plant isn’t as dark green as yours is it getting too much light

[@shnuggumz]

You can also propagate the leaves by cutting in half and placing in sphagnum moss, and give it gentle light. Lots of videos on how to do leaf props. 😃

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Oh nice! I knew you could do that with Peperomias but didn’t think it applied to Pileas 😄

[@shnuggumz]

@@SirPlantsaLot You're most welcome. And yes, you can propagate using the leaves of many different plant varieties - to be sure it works best with thicker, more succulent leafage though. The most recent plant I did this with was using my Hoya Chelsea! Best wishes.

[@thairinkhudr4259]

@@SirPlantsaLot Do you have a video regarding this? I've never seen it work, so maybe I'm not getting the right resources...

[@SirPlantsaLot]

@@thairinkhudr4259 I’ve personally never seen anyone do it with a pilea but could do a lil experiment some time in the future 😎

[@xxx-om9yx]

@@SirPlantsaLot I think @shnuggumz is referring to peperomias not this particular plant

[@Psmiley245]

I bought my palnt and the leaves are turning black, really burnt, they are not next to a window so i dont know what to do.😢😢😢😢

[@angelhoegarden]

Great iformation! I have question. I have in water a main stem with only one large, healthy leaf. After roots development, 2pups have started growing underwater between the roots. They are about 1inc(2.5cm) tall. Also i see another 2 will pop up too. What should i do? Wait longer in water so pups will grow bigger and be able to remove them? Transfer it in soil as it is now with pups under soil?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

If the pups are submerged in water, I’d remove them and pot them up. If not, I’d wait until they were a bit bigger, it will be easier for them to adjust to soil that way :)

[@angelhoegarden]

@@SirPlantsaLot I tried it, i kept the soil moist and not soaked in a very small terra cotta pot facing northern window with indirect light but they died in a week :(

[@RAL15]

As babies they need more light than the north side can offered.. east side window or south west (couple of feet away from the window so the sun won’t scorch them and water when the soil completely dries out

[@000femkje]

My pileas are both way lighter than yours, your pileas are so vibrant green! 😍 mine are almost bleached.. maybe they are standing too bright? My mojito pilea’s new groth is coming in al wonky, do you know what it might be?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Yeah I think that might be because of too much light, try moving them away from the window a bit and see what happens! As for your Mojito, could be that it was watered inconsistently or it’s lacking nutrients. Feel free to dm me on instagram with a photo, seeing it might give me a better idea 😎❤️

[@nativegirl559]

Due to my living situation I’m using a Uv light/grow lights any suggestions on red or blue light and duration??

[@SirPlantsaLot]

I’m not a grow light expert but you’d probably want full spectrum lights, I leave mine on for about 8-9hrs/day and they seem to be ok with that. I personally use the Monios T-8 grow lights on my shelves and I heard people recommend Sandi bulbs if you just want one light. Hope that helps!

[@alyson6040]

my pilea has been dropping healthy-looking leaves from the bottom ever since i got it as a relatively young plant. there's only 7 leaves on it now and most of them seem relatively new. is this just the process of growth or am i doing something wrong?

[@aliciabordeos]

Do you use fertiliser?

[@ariannaw8932]

My bottom leaves have dropped since I got her. But she’s growing new ones at the top so I’m assuming she’s fine? Lol 😂 I dunno. I thought she’d keep ‘em and be more full.

[@bdmenne]

Put it at the top of your fish aquarium. No soil. Mine are in love with life now!!!

[@jaterracastine4081]

Hi! I’m a brand new plant mom. This may seem like a dumb question, but is fertilizer the same thing as plant food? Do you recommend any particular brand? How often should I fertilize or give it plant food?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Hiiiii! Not a dumb question at all! To me they are basically the same thing, just with a different name. There are however products that focus solely on fertilizing plants - some popular choices are Liquid Gold Leaf, Liquidirt, or I've heard good things about Tanks Green's powder fertilizer, but honestly I've been using MiracleGro for the majority of my plant journey and my plants have loved it :D But there's also brands that make "plant supplements" you could say, an example of that would be Superthrive, which you can use with a fertilizer as using it on its own won't be enough but will give the plants a lil something extra 😏 Hope that helps, and welcome to the community!!!! 💕

[@nbalicia1]

I wish you had captions available

[@bdmenne]

My plant spends all its root time in fish aquarium. Leaves and blooms are HUGE AND THICC ROBUST and DEEP RED & GREEN

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Haha love a good thicc leaf 😂

[@carolosborne7748]

Is there any way to propagate from a leaf and stem fallen leaf?. The leaf is still very green and free of damage but no plant material on bottom of stem..can I use it to propagate?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

You can always give it a shot and hope for the best but I think the chances are minimal. It needs to have at least some stem material on it to propagate. Hope that helps:)

[@HeatherBoesch]

What type of fertilizer would you recommend?

[@tuan-vu...YouTube]

I use Miracle Grow Plant Food Spikes and I got very good growth and babies. I have propagated 4 babies and have repotted the mother plant.

[@Kontrollfriiik]

My leaves are permanently protruding and even folding in on themselves. The plant is close to a window, but it is a north facing ceiling window, so there is never any direct sunlight. It has been having a lot of growth, so it’s not a problem, I’m just very curious as to whyyy😂

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Hmmm, could be because of temperature if not direct light? Maybe if the plant is close to a radiator or a draft? That’s the only thing I can think of 😂

[@Kontrollfriiik]

@@SirPlantsaLot Then it remains a mystery to me, because it is also not really near any source of low or high temperature😅 But thanks for the input!

[@OzmaOfOzz]

Your time stamps are wrong, at the end..starting with brown spots time stamp Learned a lot, thank you!

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Oopsie 🌝 thanks for letting me know, should be all gucci now 🌚❤️

[@jcovarrubias68]

Hello I just got my pilea plant 2 weeks ago and I notice the soil was dry as a bone and watered it. And the leafs are still a little droopy and one even got dark black on the sides … does that mean I have root rot ? What should I do any tips ☹️

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Hiyaaa, sorry to hear about your plant. It does sound like it might be overwatered or possibly have root rot. Sometimes plants are more likely to develop rot if they haven’t been watered for a long time so it’s totally possible. I’d say just wait until it’s completely dry again before watering and put it in a nice, bright spot, preferably one that gets about 2-3hrs of sunlight. You might lose some leaves in the process but I think that’s the only thing you can do atm. When it does dry out (might take a week or two?), make sure not to wait with the watering too long. Hope that helps :)

[@jcovarrubias68]

@@SirPlantsaLot thanks so much the leaf fell off today but everyone else looks fine I watered it 1 week ago and the soil still looks pretty moist :) hopefully it drys I’m scared it might stay moist since it’s really compound soil 🥲 I’ll keep you updated haha if you’d like to know my plants recovery

[@SirPlantsaLot]

@@jcovarrubias68 haha definitely! Keep me in the loop 😄

[@SrntyFnx]

I know this is a long time ago but what to do if grew leggy

[@SirPlantsaLot]

The only thing you can do really is to chop the woody part and regrow it 🫠

[@MsAnusmita]

My Pilea is still dropping. How long can it take to get less droppy so that I know what I am doing is right?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

If it’s droopy because it needs to be watered then it usually takes about 24hrs for it to perk back up after it’s been watered 😊

[@MsAnusmita]

@@SirPlantsaLot Thanks for the tip. My pilea looks better already!

[@mariannecorman]

Can you leave the babies with the mother or do you have to remove them?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

You don’t have to remove them but you’ll probably have to repot the plant into a bigger pot more often 😊 hope that helps

[@navdeepsingh-pk5qk]

What is height of brown container at 6:21 in inches?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

I don’t have the plant anymore so I can’t tell you exactly but I think it was about 4 inches 😎

[@navdeepsingh-pk5qk]

@@SirPlantsaLot hm,you bought new plant,who is sir,you are cute looking by the way,when you buy rubber plant,make a video on that

[@mavastena7139]

Ciao. Non c'è una traduzione in italiano? Grazie

[@amandaking7519]

iv had to cut mine literally in half because all the bottom leaves fell.. it looked strange. im water propagating the top. The rest will grow

[@SirPlantsaLot]

That’s usually a good way to mitigate, hope it grows a bit better for you!

[@faehse47]

When I got my first plant it handsome big leaves and babies. It was in a small pot. I reported it to a large pot and the leaves have dropped off 1 by one from the stems. Ice also got some brown edges now on some. Is that maybe from a lamp that is under it ?love these plants .

[@j.c4007]

I looked a lot of videos about pilea, and majority of them noticed that pilea prefers tighter container.

[@laurenborman]

So if a baby is growing on the edge of the pot, can’t we just take it off directly?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

Hi Lauren, I’m not sure what you mean. The best way to cut a baby off is to get as much of the stem as possible as that will ensure your plant will be stable when you pot it up and it will also have a better chance to develop a good root system :)

[@fluorexence4112]

you're so lovely and your eyes are so gorg besides the useful information you deliver. i'd like to be friends with a sweet person like you. thanks for giving us the best video pilea vid !

[@SirPlantsaLot]

You can never have too many friends 😏❤️

[@naturegirl5483]

Great video, love the ugly ass pot!…when you say cut off the babies you literally do just cut them off? No roots attached?

[@SirPlantsaLot]

I try to get as much of the stem as I can, if there are roots attached, i try to get them too but there usually aren’t any. This plant propagates really easily though so roots aren’t absolutely necessary. Hope that helps! 😎

[@electronicheartbreak.]

Boink boink xD.

[@SirPlantsaLot]

🌝🌝🌝

[@tD-oo2ox]

genuine question...why do you refer to your plant as 'her' and 'she'?!